Season's Greetings!
Season’s Greetings, I hope all of you are safe and well. I want to take this opportunity to update you on the situation of Henoko-Oura Bay and express my appreciation to you all in the international civil society for your support, solidarity, and friendship for our fight for our environment and human rights and a peaceful world. Quite Oura Bay on Dec. 30, 2020 (No construction work due to year-end and New Year holidays) The year 2020 has been extremely difficult for those of us in Okinawa. Like any other place on earth, Okinawa has been hit by Covid 19. Our daily life has been disrupted, and we have been forced to cope with this “New Normal." Appallingly, amidst the pandemic, the Japanese government has continued its base construction work at Henoko-Oura Bay. In so doing, the government has shown its blatant disregard for its construction workers and security guards' safety. It has also shown its continuing indifference to Okinawa's democratic voice and th...